A book I loved that found me at the right time. Robin Wall Kimmerer is a professor of plant ecology. She is also a Potawatomi women. In the book she tells stories of her culture and life exploring themes about the earth, plants, and animals and how we are all interrelated. Reciprosicity and the honerable harvest stories are the ones that struck me the hardest.
It's not Bitcoin but give it a chance, it might surprise you. From the publisher's summary:
"Once we begin to listen for the languages of other beings, we can begin to understand the innumerable life-giving gifts the world provides us and learn to offer our thanks, our care, and our own gifts in return."
Bought this at a strange shop yesterday. Came out in 1972, but it eerily reads like it's describing the world right now. https://m.stacker.news/21082 I’m expecting some common themes between this and the All Wars Are Bankster Wars documentary.
Yeah, Stephenson's a lot more weird and occasionally goofy than folks sometimes expect at first. The thing in SevenEves where he had thinly disguised versions of Elon Musk, Malala, and Neil deGrasse Tyson as major characters was another thing that I've seen stop some folks when engaging with his works.
I got many chuckles from Stephenson's Diamond Age and its KFC-venerating Confucian jurists:
The House of the Venerable and Inscrutable Colonel was what they called it when they were speaking Chinese. “Venerable” because of his goatee, white as the dogwood blossom, a badge of unimpeachable credibility in Confucian eyes. “Inscrutable” because he had gone to his grave without divulging the Secret of the Eleven Herbs and Spices.
Judge Fang switched back to English. “Your case is very serious,” he said to the boy. “We will go and consult the ancient authorities. You will wait here until we return.”
“The hour of noon has passed,” said Judge Fang. “Let us go and get some Kentucky Fried Chicken.”
The Hunter by Tana French. Probably one of the two or three best crime writers alive today, one of the few who crosses over easily into "literary" from within the genre. Fantastic so far.
This is a eyes wide open analysis of many aspects of what Auschwitz and the other Nazi atrocities meant to writer and survivor Primo Levi. Beautifully written prose full of warmth despite the gruesome topic. Especially interesting were the chapters on Gray Areas (Kapos and other collaborators in the camps), Stereotypes, and the Letters From Germans he received after publishing the German translation of his first book Survivor of Auschwitz/If This Is A Man. Sadly, 34 years after its publication, the errors he warns about are being made again and the risk of a slip towards brutality and horror could truly reoccur. https://m.stacker.news/21079
A classic! This is the biography of a man whose story cannot be told!
The Man Who Mastered Gravity is an intimate profile of Thomas Townsend Brown – a little-known scientist whose unorthodox ideas about electricity and gravity have made him the subject of decades of speculation and intrigue.
Brown developed his novel concepts while serving in the U.S. Navy through the 1930s. In the first months of World War II he was abruptly discharged – despite his consirable expertise in radio, radar, and mine sweeping.
Two weeks later he showed up at a top-secret aviation facility in Califoria. After that, Brown slipped behind a veil of secrecy from which he only occasionally blinks in and out of view. For example, in the 1950s, Brown formed NICAP, the first civilian organization dedicated to the study of unexplained 'aerial phenomena' (aka UFOs).
Boy bought a small toy yesterday. Wanted a lion dance costume today. I said give it a rest till next week, you already bought something yesterday He apparently remembered what I preached too well - he threw the small toy into the wastebasket 🗑️ (to up his chances of buying the costume) I’m impressed & annoyed 😡 Didn’t scream at him but reading this anyway to burnish my resilience. Long battle with him ahead.
https://m.stacker.news/21091
Braiding SweetGrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
A book I loved that found me at the right time. Robin Wall Kimmerer is a professor of plant ecology. She is also a Potawatomi women. In the book she tells stories of her culture and life exploring themes about the earth, plants, and animals and how we are all interrelated. Reciprosicity and the honerable harvest stories are the ones that struck me the hardest.
It's not Bitcoin but give it a chance, it might surprise you. From the publisher's summary:
"Once we begin to listen for the languages of other beings, we can begin to understand the innumerable life-giving gifts the world provides us and learn to offer our thanks, our care, and our own gifts in return."
This is exactly the kind of rec I love -- something I never would have found on my own. Thanks :)
Your welcome. You'll have to let me know what you think after! 🤙
Will do -- ordered it right away.
been recommended this one so many times
Have you read it yet?
no but I have to now ;)
😆
Interesting…. Thanks for the share!
You got it!
https://m.stacker.news/21078
Bought this at a strange shop yesterday. Came out in 1972, but it eerily reads like it's describing the world right now.
https://m.stacker.news/21082
I’m expecting some common themes between this and the All Wars Are Bankster Wars documentary.
Just learned there's a sequel, look who's on the cover this time:
https://m.stacker.news/21085
https://images4.penguinrandomhouse.com/cover/9780593599730
First time I read it, ninja-sword wielding pizza delivery guys called Deliverators didn't do it for me. This time around, I'm really digging it.
Yeah, Stephenson's a lot more weird and occasionally goofy than folks sometimes expect at first. The thing in SevenEves where he had thinly disguised versions of Elon Musk, Malala, and Neil deGrasse Tyson as major characters was another thing that I've seen stop some folks when engaging with his works.
I got many chuckles from Stephenson's Diamond Age and its KFC-venerating Confucian jurists:
The House of the Venerable and Inscrutable Colonel was what they called it when they were speaking Chinese. “Venerable” because of his goatee, white as the dogwood blossom, a badge of unimpeachable credibility in Confucian eyes. “Inscrutable” because he had gone to his grave without divulging the Secret of the Eleven Herbs and Spices.
Judge Fang switched back to English. “Your case is very serious,” he said to the boy. “We will go and consult the ancient authorities. You will wait here until we return.”
“The hour of noon has passed,” said Judge Fang. “Let us go and get some Kentucky Fried Chicken.”
The Hunter by Tana French. Probably one of the two or three best crime writers alive today, one of the few who crosses over easily into "literary" from within the genre. Fantastic so far.
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/814tiZSyiYL._SL1500_.jpg
The Drowned and the Saved - Primo LeviThe Drowned and the Saved - Primo Levi
Any of his books are worth reading..
Agreed!
The Open-Source Everything Manifesto - Robert Steele
Working on taking down the gnostic/Marxist notion of “decolonization.”
https://m.stacker.news/21075
Energy by Richard Rhodes
https://m.stacker.news/21087
https://m.stacker.news/21088
Both great books!
Trading In The Zone by Mark Douglas.
I read this book every March since 2004.
Just came across this list of essential Bitcoin essays posted by Anil on Nostr. 🤙
https://m.stacker.news/21114
Reciting it for the Second Time for my Theseis Submission as PhD Scholar
https://m.stacker.news/21069
That's some serious reading. I'm embarrassed about my weekend reading: The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A Fuck. I don't see much common ground.
Congrats on finishing your thesis
Thanks buddy.
However not yet finished, I am just attending to a few finishing touches.
Just started reading Winter Swimming by Dr Susanna Soberg!
Paul Schatzkin
The Man Who Mastered Gravity: A Twisted Tale of Space, Time and The Mysteries In Between
https://m.stacker.news/21174
A classic! This is the biography of a man whose story cannot be told!
The Man Who Mastered Gravity is an intimate profile of Thomas Townsend Brown – a little-known scientist whose unorthodox ideas about electricity and gravity have made him the subject of decades of speculation and intrigue.
Brown developed his novel concepts while serving in the U.S. Navy through the 1930s. In the first months of World War II he was abruptly discharged – despite his consirable expertise in radio, radar, and mine sweeping.
Two weeks later he showed up at a top-secret aviation facility in Califoria. After that, Brown slipped behind a veil of secrecy from which he only occasionally blinks in and out of view. For example, in the 1950s, Brown formed NICAP, the first civilian organization dedicated to the study of unexplained 'aerial phenomena' (aka UFOs).
Boy bought a small toy yesterday.
Wanted a lion dance costume today.
I said give it a rest till next week, you already bought something yesterday
He apparently remembered what I preached too well -
he threw the small toy into the wastebasket 🗑️
(to up his chances of buying the costume)
I’m impressed & annoyed 😡
Didn’t scream at him but reading this anyway to burnish my resilience.
Long battle with him ahead.
https://m.stacker.news/21170
The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central BankingThe Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
A comprehensive and authoritative exploration of Bitcoin and its place in monetary history
https://m.stacker.news/21083
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